Children from Two Gates primary school in Slaithwaite joined the unveiling of innovative interpretation panels at Slaithwaite Reservoir.

The panels, which the children helped work on, tell the history and heritage of the area.

The children’s work, which will have a permanent place at the site, includes drawings of the plants and animals found in the reservoir, local people’s memories and even a warning that pike fish in the water can bite!

The panels were created following an arts project led by the Canal & River Trust and partly funded through donations from the public.

Local artists worked throughout the summer with the local community, Two Gates pupils and their parents and grandparents in a series of workshops.

The project links into the Trust’s £1 million pounds worth of improvements to the reservoir over the next two years which will see the refurbishment of reservoir equipment, clearing out silted up channels to assist the water flow and improve the bio-diversity around the reservoir.

Built between 1795 and 1799 by renowned canal engineer Benjamin Outram, the reservoir feeds the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.